Sare, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Sare (French pronunciation: [saʁ]; Basque: Sara)^[3] is a village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France on the border with Spain.^[4] It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.^[3] It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.

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Sare Sara
Commune
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Coordinates: 43°18′49″N 1°34′45″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle
Intercommunality	CA Pays Basque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Battit Laborde^[1]
Area ¹	51.34 km² (19.82 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	2,736
• Density	53/km² (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64504 /64310
Elevation	27–881 m (89–2,890 ft) (avg. 77 m or 253 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is backed by the Pyrenees mountain range, which forms a basin around the village open to the east and the north. Its geological history explains the formation of caves that were occupied by the Aurignacian. The Bronze Age left a number of funerary monuments on the slopes and mountain plateaus of the region.

It is located some 15 km (9.3 mi) to the east of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and the Bay of Biscay, in the western foothills of the Pyrenees.

The summit of La Rhune, a mountain iconic of the Basque country, is situated approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) to the west of the village. The summit can be reached by the Petit train de la Rhune, which commences from the Col de Saint-Ignace, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) to the west of the village on the D4 road to Saint-Jean-de-Luz.

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History

Today, its territory forms an enclave in the Navarre, a region of Spain, with which it shares a 25 km (16 mi) border. This in particular has had significant consequences on the history of the village, with centuries of pastoral agreements with neighbouring Spanish villages. During the Peninsular War the Anglo-Portuguese Army led by the future Duke of Wellington breached the frontier and repelled the French troops who had stationed themselves in forts on La Rhune.

The village contains many old buildings with around 283 houses identified by as dating partially as far back as the 15th century. The traditional architecture of these buildings, their exterior decorations and the orientation defines the archetype of the rural house that exists in the popular image of the "Basque House".

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Demography

The population of Sare has remained stable for 200 years.^[5] Since 1793 the only real development that has occurred began in 1990, and the population reached more than 2500 people in the 2010s.

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,921	—
1975	1,871	−0.38%
1982	1,930	+0.44%
1990	2,054	+0.78%
1999	2,184	+0.68%
2007	2,286	+0.57%
2012	2,535	+2.09%
2017	2,651	+0.90%
Source: INSEE^[6]

Economy

Agricultural activity remains a constant element of the town's economy, even though the location has hosted mining industries since the Middle Ages, and more recently a wool treatment mill. The proximity of the border with Spain, and the configuration of the terrain and the roadways, as well as the shared Basque languages, have given birth to a local economy shared between Spain and France, characterised by smuggling.

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Sare, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Geography

History

Demography

Economy

Tourist attractions

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